Control model for robotic samara: Dynamics about a coordinated helical turn

Journal of Guidance, Control, and Dynamics

Volumn 33, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 1921-1926

  Ulrich, Evan R ^a,b   Faruque, Imraan ^a,b   Grauer, Jared ^a,b   Pines, Darryll J ^a,c   Humbert, J Sean ^a,b   Hubbard Jr , James E ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b Department of Aerospace Engineering ^*  (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AUTOMOBILE BODIES; EQUATIONS OF MOTION; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; STATE SPACE METHODS; WINGS;

DYNAMICS AND CONTROL; OUTPUT ERROR METHOD; PARAMETER ESTIMATE; RIGIDBODY DYNAMICS; SMALL-PERTURBATION EQUATIONS; STATE SPACE FORM; TRIMMED FLIGHT; VIRTUAL BODIES;

FLIGHT PATHS;

EID: 78149266547     PISSN: 07315090     EISSN: 15333884     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2514/1.50878     Document Type: Conference Paper

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